10 Letter Words
This type of pressure is that of the Earth's atmosphere; it can be measured in millibars of mercury
What is Barometric?
"I'm not pretty anymore"; "Note to the filmmakers... Margot Robbie is the wrong person to cast if you want to make this point"
What is Barbie?
At the beginning of a Johanna Spyri story, this Swiss miss is taken by her aunt to live with her grumpy grandfather
What is Heidi?
Known for a.I.-powering chips, it became the world's most valuable co. in 2024, then in 2025 had a record 1-day stock value loss
What is Nvidia?
Touring together for Sun Records, he called new friend Johnny Cash "Old Man", & Cash called him "The Shaky Kid"
Who is Elvis Presley?
21ST CENTURY TELEVISION:
The creator of this series that premiered in 2018 pitched it as "'The Godfather' in Montana"
What is Yellowstone?
Beginning with the Latin adverb meaning "well", this is a person who demonstrates generosity with financial help
What is a Benefactor?
"Metaman, express elevator! Dynaguy, snag on takeoff! Splashdown, sucked into a vortex! No capes!"
What is The Incredibles?
She's the smallest of a dozen girls who attend a convent school in Paris; her further adventures take her to London
What is Madeline?
Donald Trump became the first to win a nonconsecutive presidency since this man, well over 100 years prior
Who is Grover Cleveland?
The "Coachella of country music", this festival featuring some of the greatest country artists began in California in 2007
What is Stagecoach?
ITALIAN HISTORY:
3 mighty city-states roughly forming an equilateral triangle were Venice, Florence & this one where the Viscontis & Sforzas ruled
What is Milan?
As a verb, it means to plan & direct a complex & possibly evil scheme; as a noun, it's a British game show testing on a specialized topic
What is Mastermind?
"Now... sink into the floor... sink... now you're in the Sunken Place"
What is Get Out?
Last name Trotter, the title kid of this Roald Dahl favorite is orphaned when his parents are eaten by a rhino
What is James and the Giant Peach?
A hot topic of conversation in August 2024 was that she had become the most decorated female U.S. Olympian of all time
Who is Katie Ledecky?
Part of a rebellious trend, 1976's "Wanted! The Outlaws" from these two legends & company was the first platinum status country album
Who are Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson?
COMMUNICATION:
Invented by a student in 1824, this system has a total of 64 combinations
What is Braille?
Simmons, I'll need the document copied this way--one for Larry, one for Moe, one for Curly
What is in Triplicate?
"Most people wanna borrow sugar. or even ketchup! You wanna borrow my car? Hell, naw!"
What is Friday?
He wrote & illustrated the tiny 4-volume "Nutshell Library", which includes "Chicken Soup with Rice"
Who is Sendak?
This 4-letter co. was a very hot topic in early 2025 after plans to drop fact-checking to combat "censorship"; we won't follow suit
What is Meta?
Bill Monroe was the father of this colorful subgenre that developed in the 1930s in the Appalachian region
What is Bluegrass?
GEOGRAPHIC NEIGHBORS:
The "Hermit Nation" & the "Land of the Morning Calm" are nicknames for these 2 neighbors
What are North Korea and South Korea?
The place where 2 rivers join together, it can also mean a place where 2 forces or ideas come together
What is a Confluence?
Ted Knight: "I'm no slouch myself". Chevy: "Don't sell yourself short, Judge. You're a tremendous slouch"
What is Caddyshack?
Pigs & cows feature in her classics like "Barnyard Dance" & "Moo, Baa, La La La!"
Who is Sandra Boynton?
After one of these spacecraft had issues, Butch Wilmore & Sunni Williams got an extended stay aboard the ISS
What is a Boeing Starliner?
This singer who died tragically in a 1963 plane crash was the first solo female artist elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame
Who is Patsy Cline?
SEAFARING BRITS:
In 1804 an officer of HMS Warrior formally charged this captain with "calling me rascal, scoundrel & shaking his fist in my face"
Who is Captain Bligh?